St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-21
OHIO DEMOCRATS.
They Meet To-day to Choose a
State Ticket.
Powell and Campbell Leading for
Governor.

CLEVELAND, July 20.-The Foran
boom has spent its force, and tonight
the struggle for the gubernatOrial NOM
ination is again confined to Powell and
Campbell. Hard work in behalf of the
Cleveland congressman was done
by his friends throughout the
day, but their efforts among the
county delegates were handicapped by
the admitted force of Senator Payne's
support of their candidate and the usual
sectional difficulties incident to the
placing of the rest of the ticket.
their claim that he would
be carried to the head of the ticket on
wave of popular enthusiasm, although
they still contend that they will control
the balance of power. Between Powell
and Campbell the struggle is waxing
warm, and the adherents of the former
are strenously endeavOring to make it
appear that the national admins
tratiOn is involved in the fight.
Silken badges with the inscription in
gold, "FOr the Administration and Pow
ell'' were distributed by the hundreds
from the latter's headquarters this after
noon and all the talk was to the effect
that the nomination of Campbell would
be direct slap at the president The
Campbellites, however, say that this
assumption is not only purely gratuit-
GUS, but unfOunded, and the congress
man himself, in conversation tonight
with the representative OF the GLOBE.
spoke his mind very freely. Il have
not always voted with the administra-
tion," he said, land if my opponents
want to they can make the most of
- Int "a
one. l represent the people of my dis
when | am expected to blindly follow
any administration | will hand in my
resignation and cease to be congress
man. On strictly party measures | am
a Democrat, but when nOn-party meas
ures arise propose to go on
MY OWN JUDGMENT.
1t is true that / expressed myself as
strongly opposed to the presidents order
regarding the return of the rebel flags,
although qualified it with an express
sion of opinion that his action was
perfunctOfy rather than purely original.
subsequent events proved that L was
right, but had they not | should have
adhered to my opinion and expressed
it for all it was worth. If my opponents
think that a Democratic representative
must blindly follow where Democratic
president leads they are welcome. l
am not that kind of a man."
1t is difficult tonight to estimate the
strength of the opposing forces. None
of the lieutenantS are willing to count
noses or to tally off the delegates they
claim in black and white. AS a matter
gates are divided in their preference
while some of them are split into three.
From the best sources of information up
to late hour the indications are that
Gen. POwellS will fall fromt so to 100
short of a majority on the first ballot.
All depends on the length of time he
can hold his column unbrOken. Camp
BELLS supporters, especially the 200
that came in this morning from South
western and Northwestern Ohio, are
solid Stayers. while many of those who
are counted in the Powell column were
elected with Thurman instructions and
are free to follow the bent of their own
inclinatiOns for second choice. Camp
bell, moreover, has long been re-
garded as
SHERMAN'S S RESIDUARY LEGATEE,
and it is an interesting fact that while
Allen W. Thurman has publicly pro-
claimed for Powell, Allen G. is said to
be as warmly in favor of the Seventh
district congressman. Efforts are being
made tonight by wire to obtain an ex-
preston of his preference for Campbell,
and the latter'S friends are Sanguine
that it will be Forthcoming. On the
whole the indications are that unless
Gen. Powell can secure majority on the
first ballot Campbell will be the NOM
inee. Congressman George G. Zeney,
of the Second district, who will prob
ably be the permanent chairman of the
convention, is one of the most bitter OPP
ponents of civil service reform in the
State, and is expected to make lengthy
address upon that subject. The COM
mittee OH platform went into secret ses-
sion at 10 o'clock, with indications that
their lahOrS would be nrOtracted.